Needle sharing and high-risk sexual behaviors among IV drug users in Southern Thailand

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 707-713

  Saelim, Apiradee ^a   Geater, Alan ^b   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^b   Rodkla, Amorn ^b   Bechtel, Gregory A ^c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b HATYAI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THAILAND; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031710954     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.1998.12.707     Document Type: Article

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